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Access Age requirements Attorneys Audit Broadcast Budget Campaign Finance Civil Rights Civil Unions College Savings Program Conveyance Tax Drugs	Earth Charter Education Elections Ethics Evidence Executive Agencies Freedom of Information Gambling Health Holidays Housing Indigent Legal Services	Information International Internet Judiciary Jury Service Legal Services Legislature Lobbyists Moon, Justice Natural Resources Neighborhood Board Public...	Recreation Residency Requirements Salary Payments Social Security Standards of Conduct State ID Cards Sunshine Law Taxes Television University of Hawaii Whistleblowers Women

Access

HB 2902
^- Public Education Government Television. LMG 2/10/2010 -ja

Age requirements

HB 1023
^- Lowering of age requirement for Governor. JUD 2/6/2007 -gf

Attorneys

SB 1861
^- Public Interest Attorneys. HSP EDU 2/6/2007 -ja

HB 681
^- Public Interest Attorneys (loan repayment program). JUD 2/9/2007 -ja

Audit

HB 2908
^- Audit Recommendations. LMG 2/5/2008 -jm

Broadcast

SB 1083 SD1 (SSCR 42)
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 3/21/2007 -jm

SB 1083
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. WAM 2/2/2007 -si

HB 896
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 2/2/2007 -si

HR 105
^- Legislative Broadcast Program.... LMG 3/27/2008 -ja

Budget

HB 1364
^- Budget. LMG 2/6/2009 -ja

Campaign Finance

HB 2003 HD3
^- Campaign Financing. JGO 3/24/2010 -jm

HB 2003 HD1a
^- Campaign Financing. FIN 2/22/2010 -jm

HB 2004 HD1
^- Campaign Financing. FIN 2/22/2010 -jm

SB 2252
^- Campaign Financing. JGO 2/9/2010 -ja

SB 2251
^- Campaign Financing. JGO 2/9/2010 -ja

HB 2004
^- Campaign Financing. JUD 1/26/2010 -ja

HB 2003
^- Campaign Financing. JUD 1/26/2010 -ja

HB 215 HD1
^- Campaign Financing. FIN 2/27/2009 -jajm

SB 93
^- Campaign Financing. JGO 2/12/2009 -ja

HB 345
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 2/13/2009 -ja

SB 2579, SD2, HD1
^- Campaign Spending. FIN 3/31/2008 -ja

HB 661
^- Campaign Spending. WAM 3/27/2008 -ja

SB 3141
^- Campaign Spending. JDL 2/6/2008 -ja

SB 2579
^- Campaign Spending. JDL 2/6/2008 -jm

HB 2602
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

HB 2455
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

SB 1068 SD1
^- Campaign Spending. JUD 3/15/2007 -ja

SB 2922
^- Campaign Spending. JHW 2/17/2006 -ja

HB 128 HD1 SD1
^- Elections. JGO 4/9/2009 -ja

SB 1061
^- Government (campaign contributions). JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

HB 1130
^- Public Funding of Campaigns. JDL 3/28/2007 -gf

Civil Rights

HB 2823
^- Bill of Rights Day. JUD 2/2/2006 -ja

HB 1233
^- Civil Rights (Housing Discrimination). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

Civil Unions

HB 444 HD1
^- Civil Unions. JGO 2/24/2009 -ja

HB 444
^- Civil Unions. JUD 2/5/2009 -ja

HB 444
^- Civil Unions. JUD 2/5/2009 -sm

HB 908
^- Civil Unions. JUD 2/27/2007 -ja

College Savings Program

HB 1057
^- State of Hawaii College Savings Program. HED 2/3/2009 -jm

Conveyance Tax

HB 1741
^- Conveyance Tax. FIN 2/26/2009 -jp

Drugs

SB 2450
^- Marijuana. JGO 2/25/2010 -sm

SB 418
^- Medical Cannabis. HTH PSM 2/17/2009 -sm

HB 967
^- Medical Cannabis. HLT HUS PBS 2/5/2009 -sm

SB 1119
^- Public Health (drug policy). HTH 2/9/2007 -sm

Earth Charter

HCR 84, HR 60
^- Earth Charter. INT 3/21/2007 -jm

Education

SB 1731
^- Bridge to Hope. HSP 2/13/2007 -sm

SB 603
^- Charter Schools. EDU 2/12/2007 -mr

HB 594
^- Charter Schools. EDN 2/12/2007 -mr

SB 4
^- Education (Board of Education). EDU 2/5/2007 -mr

SB 2
^- Education (Board of Education). EDU 2/5/2007 -mr

HB 1522
^- Education (No Child Left Behind). EDN 2/5/2007 -mr

SB 46 SD1
^- Government Operations (UH Administrative compensation). HED LAB 3/15/2007 -ja

Elections

HB 2538
^- Absentee Voting (ballots at polling site). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

HB 2588
^- Creating the office of Secretary of State. JUD 2/9/2010 -ja

HB 1132
^- Election Day Poll Watchers. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

HB 462
^- Election Day Poll Watchers. JUD 1/26/2006 -ja

HB 1133 HD1 SD2
^- Election Day Registration. 4/20/2007 -ja

HB 1133 HD1
^- Election Day Registration. JDL 3/16/2007 -ja

HB 1133 HD1
^- Election Day Registration. FIN 2/27/2007 -ja

HB 1513
^- Election Fraud. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

SB 385
^- Election of the Lieutenant Governor. JGO 2/11/2009 -jm

HB 1513 HD1 (HSCR 395)
^- Election Offenses - Fraud. JDL 3/9/2007 -jm

SB 2819 SD1
^- Elections. WAM 2/23/2010 -jm

SB 2819
^- Elections. JGO 2/5/2010 -ja

HB 2185
^- Elections. EBM 1/26/2010 -ja

SB 534
^- Elections. JGO 2/11/2009 -jm

SB 1031
^- Elections. JGO 2/11/2009 -ja

HB 510
^- Elections. JUD 2/3/2009 -ja

HB 510
^- Elections - Filing Deadline. JUD 2/3/2009 -ja

HB 1773
^- Elections (absentee voter violations). JUD 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 389
^- Elections (limit PSA appearances). JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

HB 392
^- Elections (pre-registration age). JUD 2/2/2007 -jm

HB 389 HD1 (HSCR 482)
^- Elections (PSA appearances). JDL 3/9/2007 -jm

SB 942
^- Elections (PSA appearances). JDL 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 2900
^- Electronic Voting. JUD 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 2540, HD 2
^- Increasing Stipends For Volunteer Precinct Officials . WAM 4/3/2006 -ja

HB 2540
^- Increasing stipends for volunteer precinct officials. JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

SB 2560
^- Instant Runoff Voting. IGA 2/9/2006 -ja

HB 1135
^- Making an Appropriation for the Office of Elections. JUD 2/6/2007 -ja

SB 2335 SD1
^- Military and Overseas Civilian Absentee Voters. WAM 2/23/2010 -jm

SB 2335
^- Military and Overseas Civilian Absentee Voters. JGO 2/5/2010 -ja

HB 1899
^- Military and Overseas Civilian Absentee Voters. EBM 1/26/2010 -ja

HB 2565
^- Office of Elections (Korean Language material). JUD 2/3/2006 -ja

SB 1550
^- Primary Election Date. JDL 2/27/2007 -jm

HB 1131
^- Primary Election Date. JUD 2/6/2007 -jm

SB 2801
^- Voter Registration. JDL 2/6/2008 -ja

HB 1344
^- Voting. JUD 1/22/2010 -ja

SB 619 SD2
^- Voting. PBS 3/19/2009 -sm

SB 654
^- Voting. JGO 2/11/2009 -ja

SB 156 SD1 (SSCR 346)
^- Voting. WAM 2/22/2007 -jm

SB 156
^- Voting (vote by mail). JDL 2/12/2007 -jm

SB 619
^- Voting Rights for Incarcerated Persons. PSM 2/19/2009 -sm

Ethics

SB 439 HD1
^- Administrative Fines Under Ethics Code. FIN 4/4/2006 -ja

SB 1957 SD1 (SSCR 428)
^- Code of Ethics. JUD 3/22/2007 -jm

SB 1957
^- Code of Ethics (financial disclosure). JDL 2/6/2007 -ja

HR 176
^- Conflict of Interest. LMG JUD 4/26/2007 -jm

HB 909
^- Conflicts of Interest. JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

SB 755 SD1 (SSCR 782)
^- County Ethics Commissions (standards for selection). JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

SB 755
^- County Ethics Commissions (standards for selection). IGM 2/21/2007 -jm

HB 1084
^- Legislature. LMG 2/14/2007 -ja

HB 976
^- Lobbyists (reform the lobbying process). JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

SB 1091
^- Office of the Auditor. TSG 2/1/2007 -ja

HB 910
^- Public Financial Disclosure . JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

HB 1909 HD1
^- Standards of Conduct. JDL 3/28/2007 -ja

HB 1909
^- Standards of Conduct. JUD LMG 2/20/2007 -jm

HB 975
^- Standards of Conduct (gift values). JUD 2/20/2007 -jm

Evidence

HB 2557
^- Evidence. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Executive Agencies

SB 947
^- Executive Agencies . JDL 2/6/2007 -jm

Freedom of Information

SB 1646
^- Freedom of Information. JGO 3/2/2009 -ja

Gambling

SB 260
^- Gambling. JGO 2/10/2009 -ja

HB 1836 HD1
^- Gambling. JDL 3/28/2007 -gf

Health

HB 466
^- Health (Emergency Room Contraception). FIN 2/27/2008 -sm

HB 330
^- Comprehensive Sexuality Health Education. HLT 2/3/2009 -sm

HB 1635
^- Controlled Substances. JUD 2/17/2009 -sm

HB 423 H.D.1
^- Emergency Contraceptives for Sexual Assault Survivors. JUD 2/13/2009 -sm

SB 424
^- Hawaii Health Authority. HTH 2/11/2009 -jam

HB 1284
^- Health. HUS HLT 2/12/2009 -jam

HB 329
^- Health - "Abstinence Only". HLT 1/30/2009 -sm

HB 423
^- Health - Emergency Contraceptives for Sexual Assault Survivors. HLT 2/3/2009 -sm

HB 709
^- Health - Health Care to Uninsured. HLT HUS 2/6/2009 -jam

HB 1284
^- Health - Increase Physician Services Payments. HUS HLT 2/12/2009 -jam

HB 2670
^- Health (Authority). CPC 2/13/2006 -ja

SB 1110
^- Health (Emergency Contraception). HTH 2/21/2007 -sm

HB 2059
^- Health (Emergency Contraception). HLT 2/6/2006 -ja

HB 455
^- Health (funding for family planning). HLT 2/13/2007 -sm

SB 2133 SD2 HD1
^- Health (Hawaii Health Authority). FIN 4/6/2006 -ja

HB 2670 HD1
^- Health (towards a Comprehensive Health Plan). FIN 2/24/2006 -ja

SB 2645
^- Health Care. HUS CPC 2/9/2010 -jam

HB 3128
^- Health Care (Authority). HLT LAB 2/3/2006 -ja

HB 1373
^- Health Care for Uninsured Hawaii Residents. HLT HUS 2/6/2009 -jam

HB 1782
^- Health Information Exchange. HLT 2/13/2009 -jam

HB 691
^- Loan Repayment to Relieve Physician Shortages. HLT 2/10/2009 -jam

HB 691
^- Loan Repayment to Relieve Physician Shortages. HLT 2/10/2009 -jam

HB 1784
^- Medical Torts. HLT 2/10/2009 -jam

HB 1784
^- Medical Torts. HLT 2/10/2009 -jam

HB 695
^- Redundancy in the Delivery of Health Care Services in Hawaii. HLT 2/13/2009 -jam

HB 1242
^- Section 453-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes (Choice). JUD 2/23/2006 -ja

HCR 173, HR 136
^- United States National Health Insurance Act. HLT HSH 3/23/2007 -ja

HB 1504
^- Universal Health Care. WAM 4/2/2009 -jam

Holidays

HB 345 (HSCR 775)
^- Holidays (Peace Day). TSG 3/29/2007 -jm

SB 260
^- Holidays (Peace Day). TSG 2/22/2007 -jm

Housing

SB 100
^- Affordable Housing. EDH 2/4/2009 -jp

HB 1741
^- Conveyance Tax. WAM 4/3/2009 -jp

HB 1739
^- Housing. WAM 3/24/2009 -jp

SB 733
^- Housing. EDH 2/18/2009 -jp

SB 884 SD2 HD1
^- Non-General Funds. FIN 4/6/2009 -jp

HB 1744
^- Transient Accomodations Tax. WAM 3/27/2009 -jp

Indigent Legal Services

HB 625
^- Surcharge for Indigent Legal Services. JUD 2/3/2009 -ja

Information

SB 176
^- Information Practices. JGO 3/2/2009 -ja

HB 1392
^- Office of Information Practices. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 2402
^- Office of Information Practices. JUD LMG 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 2403
^- Office of Information Practices (Enforcement). JUD LMG 2/6/2006 -ja

SB 2561
^- Office of Information Practices (transparency). JHW 2/9/2006 -ja

HB 553
^- Uniform Information Act (Modified). JUD 2/1/2005 -ja

International

HCR 275
^- Continuance of Diplomacy with Iran. EIA BED HMS 4/13/2006 -ja

HB 34 (HSCR 1143)
^- Employees Retirement System (Darfur, Sudan). TIA JDL 3/20/2007 -jm

HB 34
^- Employees Retirement System (Darfur, Sudan). FIN 2/24/2007 -jm

HB 34 SD1
^- Employees' Retirement System (Sudan). WAM 3/28/2007 -jm

HCR 36, HR 22
^- Sudan. INT 2/14/2007 -jm

Judiciary

HCR 282
^- Corporate Entitites. JUD 4/8/2010 -jm

HB 386
^- Courts (Jury Exemptions). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

HB 290
^- Making an Appropriation to the Judicial Selection Commission. JUD 2/2/2009 -ja

SB 948 SD1
^- Reduce the Number of Nominees for Judicial Vacancies. . JUD 3/20/2007 -ja

HB 1151
^- Sentencing (mandatory minimum term). JUD 2/9/2007 -ja

Jury Service

SB 2064
^- Juries. HTH 2/6/2008 -jm

SB 2064
^- Jury Service. JDL 2/22/2008 -jm

HB 2385
^- Jury Service. HLT 2/6/2008 -jm

SB 56 SD1 (SSCR 884)
^- Jury Service. JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

HB 747
^- Jury Service (exempting dentists). JUD 2/27/2007 -jm

Legal Services

HB 3369
^- Making an Appropriation for Legal Services. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Legislature

HR 277
^- Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives. LMG 4/26/2007 -ja

SCR 216, SR 146
^- Enhance Transparency in Legislative Proceedings. JHW IGA 4/5/2006 -ja

SB 1103
^- Identifying obsolete, redundant, conflicting or ineffective laws. JGO 2/12/2009 -ja

HB 842
^- Legislative Access. LMG 2/2/2007 -si

SB 623
^- Legislative Ethics. JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

SB 1105
^- Legislative Hearings and Procedures. JGO 2/12/2009 -jm

HB 59 HD1
^- Legislative residency requirements. JUD 2/2/2010 -ja

SB 1063 SD1 (SSCR 657)
^- Legislative Vacancies. JUD 3/15/2007 -jm

HB 381
^- Legislative Vacancies. LMG 2/9/2007 -jm

HB 304
^- Legislative Vacancies. JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

SB 1062
^- Legislature (transparency in lawmaking). JHW 2/15/2006 -ja

SB 1215
^- Residence Requirements for Members of the Legislature. JGO 2/11/2009 -jm

SB 299
^- Residency Requirements for Members of the Legislature. JGO 2/11/2009 -jm

Lobbyists

HB 970
^- Lobbyists. LMG 2/6/2009 -jm

Moon, Justice

SCR 76
^- Kapolei Court Complex renamed for Justice Moon. JGO 4/2/2009 -ja

Natural Resources

SCR 148, SR 93
^- Purchase Moanalua Gardens. WLA JHW 3/29/2006 -ja

Neighborhood Board

HB 2730 HD1
^- Legal Requirements for Neighborhood Board Meetings. IGM 3/17/2008 -ja

HB 2730
^- Legal Requirements for Neighborhood Board Meetings. JUD 2/5/2008 -ja

Public...

HR 169
^- Cabelcasts of House Proceedings. LMG 3/25/2009 -ja

HB 380
^- Civil Participation in Government. JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

HB 855
^- Disposition of Financial Interests Disclosure Statements. LMG 2/6/2009 -jm

HB 999
^- Meetings of Public Agencies. JUD 2/24/2009 -ja

HB 1148
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/20/2009 -ja

HB 2216
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/15/2008 -ja

SB 3105
^- Public Agency Meetings. JDL 2/7/2008 -jp

HB 994
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 849
^- Public Agency Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 853
^- Public Disclosure of Financial Interests Statements. LMG 2/6/2009 -jm

SB 906
^- Public Meetings. JGO 2/10/2009 -jm

SB 2295, SD1
^- Public Meetings. JUD 3/28/2008 -ja

HB 128
^- Public Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

HB 1512
^- Public Meetings. JUD 2/20/2007 -ja

Recreation

HB 980
^- Recreational Renaissance. WLO 2/9/2009 -jp

Residency Requirements

HB 59
^- An Amendment to the Hawaii Constitution. LMG 2/6/2009 -ja

HB 495
^- An Amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution. LMG 2/6/2009 -ja

Salary Payments

SB 1311
^- Salary Payments. FIN 4/1/2008 -ja

Social Security

SCR 6 SD1
^- Not Privatize Social Security . HMS 4/18/2006 -ja

SCR 6
^- Not to Privatize Social Security. IGA HMS 3/2/2006 -ja

SB 928
^- Social Security Number Protection. JGO 2/10/2009 -ja

Standards of Conduct

HB 196
^- Standards of Conduct. LMG 2/6/2009 -jm

State ID Cards

SB 856
^- Identification Certificates. JGO 2/10/2009 -ja

HB 623 HD1
^- State Identification. FIN 2/27/2009 -ja

SB 277
^- State Identification Cards. TIA 2/2/2009 -ja

Sunshine Law

HR 205
^- Legislative cablecasts. LMG 3/17/2010 -jm

SB 2224
^- Financial Disclosure. CPN WTL 2/10/2010 -jm

HB 910 HD1
^- Financial Disclosure. JDL 3/28/2007 -ja

HR 205a
^- Legislative Cablecasts. FIN 4/7/2010 -jm

SB 438
^- Letter to Cathy Veillard, Policy - Office of the Governor. 4/16/2009 -jp

HB 2404
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). JUD LMG 2/7/2006 -ja

HB 551 HD1
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). JUD 3/1/2005 -ja

SB 660
^- Public Meetings (Sunshine Law). IGA JHW -/-/2005 ja.

Taxes

HB 629
^- Administrative Rules (disclosure of tax info). JUD 1/30/2007 -ja

SB 675
^- Change Tax Review Commission Appointment Period . EDT 2/1/2007 -ja

HB 2417
^- Tax Administration (auditing returns). JUD 1/31/2006 -ja

SB 185
^- Taxation. HTH 2/18/2009 -ja

SB 2605
^- Taxation ($5 election fund contribution). JDL EDT 2/14/2008 -jm

Television

HB 660, HB 636
^- Cable Television. CPC -/-/2005 ja.

HB 2738
^- Cable Television (access for isolated communities). CPC 2/1/2006 -ja

HB 784 HD1
^- Cable Television (Akaku access station). FIN 2/25/2005 -ja

SB 959 SD2
^- Cable Television (Akaku). CPC 3/14/2005 -ja

HB 865
^- Cable Television Access Organizations. CPC 2/3/2005 -ja

SB 625
^- Cable Television Access Organizations . MAT 2/3/2005 -ja

SB 978 SD1
^- Legislative Broadcast Program. LMG 3/16/2005 -ja

SB 1847
^- Procurement; Exemption for PEG Cable Access. CPH TSG 1/30/2007 -si-cb

HB 1098
^- Procurement; Exemption for PEG Cable Access. CPC EDB FIN 1/30/2007 -si-cb

HB 406
^- Statewide Public Access . CPC 2/3/2005 -ja

University of Hawaii

HB 991
^- Establishing a UH Med School Loan Repayment Program. HLT 2/3/2009 -jam

HB 1369
^- University of Hawaii - Med School Graduates. HED 2/3/2009 -jam

SB 460
^- University of Hawaii System. HRE ENE 2/5/2009 -jm

HB 1501
^- University of Hawaii System - Building Names. HED 2/3/2009 -jm

Whistleblowers

SB 1926 SD1 (SSCR 851)
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. LAB 3/20/2007 -jm

SB 1926
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. WAM 2/26/2007 -jm

SB 1926
^- Whistleblowers' Protection. JDL 2/13/2007 -jm

Women

HB 2788
^- State Commission on the Status of Women. HSH 2/14/2006 -ja